Talks & Events

We are proud to offer free talks to our community on a variety of topics. Coping with loss through the holidays, recovering from grief and loss, the Grief Recovery Method®, pet loss support, and PTSD treatment are just a few of the topics we speak about. Feel free to contact us for further information about our upcoming talks and events.

2-Day Grief Recovery Workshop | Regina, SK | June 15-16, 2019

Grief is a deeply painful, lonely, and isolating experience.

Grief is the normal and natural reaction to loss of any kind. When someone we care about dies, our relationship ends in divorce, or we experience any of the other 40 forms of loss, we often feel unprepared and ill-equipped to deal with our emotions.

You may be grieving due to one or more of the following losses,

death

divorce or romantic break-up

infidelity

pet loss

financial change

job loss

career change

moving

infertility

pregnancy loss

loss of health, illness, or injury

retirement

loss of childhood

loss of trust, safety, or control, or

loss of faith

Among the many normal reactions we experience after loss include,

emotional and physical exhaustion

loss of energy and motivation

reduced concentration

numbness

isolation

changes in eating and sleeping, and

a rollercoaster of emotional energy

Sadly, a majority of us have not been taught how to heal our emotional pain after loss.

Instead, we are told to “move on”, “keep busy”, “be strong”, “wait for time to heal” and eventually, “get over it”. This misinformation further isolates us in our pain and distracts us from our healing.

The wonderful news is, grief does not have to be a life sentence of suffering.

There are actionable tools that can help you to move beyond the pain and heal your heart after loss. Our transformational workshop is a safe and supportive space for you to examine what you’ve been taught about loss, to explore your beliefs about grief, and to complete a set of actions that will enable you to move forward in your life with hope. Once equipped with these tools, you will be able to work through other losses that you may have experienced in your past.

You will take new action within the comfort of a group of brave men and women who have all experienced loss.

The heart-to-heart connection that is formed among people who are experiencing parallel emotions, is a powerful force in our willingness to be vulnerable, courageous, and accountable in our healing. It is deeply moving to heal our wounds in partnerships and truly escape the isolation and loneliness that we often feel when we are grieving.

In this workshop you will have the opportunity to,

Expand your understanding of what grief is and the various types of loss that can create feelings of grief

Deepen your understanding of the emotional, physical, cognitive, and spiritual impact of grief

Strengthen your foundation of healthy grieving and coping

Demystify and modify limiting beliefs about effective recovery from loss

Communicate your emotional truth regarding your losses

Share your story in a safe, confidential, and supportive space

Identify the losses in your life that are emotionally incomplete

Deepen your self-awareness and your awareness in relationships

Identify the emotional and behavioural habits that are not serving your healing

Assume new ownership in your healing and in your life

Take action to emotionally complete your relationship with a person who died, from whom you are now divorced, or any other circumstance

Develop lifelong strategies to complete other losses in your life

Renew your sense of hope and purpose in life

Feel heard and seen by others without judgment, criticism, or analysis

Ashley was called to her purpose during a deeply painful time in her life. After years of witnessing her father struggle with alcohol and drug addiction, he died by suicide when she was just 23. In her deepest moments of sorrow, Ashley could not have fathomed that her father’s suicide would be her invitation to a life of service, purpose, and wholehearted living.

Since her father’s death in 2010, Ashley has committed her life to helping hundreds of human beings across Canada courageously take action to move beyond the pain caused by loss. Ashley has facilitated hundreds of Grief Recovery® workshops and has witnessed the incredible transformation in those whom she’s had the privilege of working with.

Ashley leads with compassion, courage, and vulnerability and aims to inspire and instill hope through her story of overcoming. Nothing makes Ashley feel more alive and grateful than the opportunity to impact others lives through the shared human experience of loss.

Your investment for participating is,

$497 with registration by May 10, 2019

$597 with registration by May 31, 2019

$697 with registration by June 14, 2019

For registration and payment, please call (780) 288 – 8011. Full refunds are available up until one week prior to the event.

Whether you are grieving due to a recent loss or a loss from long ago, it is never too soon or too late to heal your heart.

Helping Children Deal with Loss – A Four-Week Educational Series | 2019 Dates

To watch a child grieve and not know what to do is a profoundly difficult experience for caregivers.

Yet, there are guidelines for helping children develop a lifelong, healthy response to loss. The Helping Children Deal with Loss series allows for an opportunity to free children from the false sense of “not feeling bad” and to empower them with effective methods of dealing with loss.

There are many life experiences that can produce feelings of grief in a child including,

death

caregiver divorce or separation

moving

pet loss

a change in schools

loss of an important item

the loss of a peer or a peer group

romantic break-up

academic challenges

loss of trust, safety, or control, and

loss of faith

These, along with numerous other losses, may result in many normal reactions within a child which may include,

emotional and physical exhaustion

loss of energy and motivation

reduced concentration

numbness

isolation

changes in eating and sleeping

academic difficulties

a rollercoaster of emotional energy, and

irritability or aggression

Sadly, many caregivers feel at a loss when it comes to supporting these reactions.

We tell our children the same messages we were told when we were grieving including, “move on”, “keep busy”, “be strong”, “wait for time to heal” and sometimes, “get over it”. While our intentions are good, many of these messages do not reflect the actual feelings of the child. This misinformation can further isolate them in their pain and distract them from their healing.

The wonderful news is, no matter the reason or degree of severity, if a child you care about is grieving, the guidelines examined in this four-week series can make a difference.

Helping Children Deal with Loss is a supportive program that will provide you with the tools that will allow you to explore new ways of recognizing grief within your child and help them to heal their heart after loss. As you progress through the series, you will learn a complete a set of actions that will enable you to assist your child in moving forward in their life with a heart full of hope.

You will take new action within an environment of other caregivers whose children have experienced a loss.

The connections and empathy formed between caregivers who are all striving to provide the best possible opportunities for their children provides powerful feelings of togetherness and support. It is within this environment that you can take the brave steps of examining your current understandings and beliefs about grief so as to make room for new possibilities in your understanding of healing and recovery.

In this workshop you will have the opportunity to,

Expand your understanding of what grief is and the various types of loss that can create feelings of grief in children

Strengthen your knowledge of healthy grieving and coping in children

Demystify and modify limiting beliefs about a child’s effective recovery from loss

Learn to help your child communicate their emotional truth regarding their losses

Share your thoughts and processes in a safe, confidential, and supportive space

Identify the losses in your child’s life that are emotionally incomplete